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CME on August 31, 2012

On August 31, 2012, the Solar Dynamics Observatory caught the sun launching streams of plasma into space at nearly 900 miles/sec. Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO

On August 31, 2012, the Solar Dynamics Observatory caught the sun launching streams of plasma into space at nearly 900 miles/sec. Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO

CME on August 31, 2012